Author: Erin Sutton

On February 13th, 2015, undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni gathered outside O’Neill Library and marched to President Fr. Dr. Leahy’s main office, as part of a call for Boston College to withdraw its investments from fossil fuel companies. Organized by the group Climate Justice at Boston College (CJ@BC), this action […]

Everyone was buzzing. It was finally Friday night, and I was sitting among a relieved and excited group of friends in Lower. We had made it to the eve of Spring Break, and now we were going to be able to put the semester on pause for a week or […]

“…nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world, like ships on the sea.” – Roald Dahl I splurged today, my friends. Big time. As I sit here, two overflowing shopping bags struggle to contain their bulges at my feet. This morning […]

I’m pretty sure that by now most BC students have heard of BC Fossil Free. In case you haven’t, it is a group of students on campus associated with the international divestment movement. The movement is a worldwide push to get big institutions to divest their endowment funds, etc., from […]

By now, my friends and family are most likely tired of hearing me talk about TV. That is, how I’m not a fan of it. At most mentions of new shows, I’m quick to remind others just why I don’t like it, up to the point of being obnoxious. I […]

It’s less than a week until Christmas, and you still haven’t found a gift for that special person in your life. No, not your girlfriend or your dad. Oh no, finding an appropriate present for this person is a vastly more formidable task–that’s right, your sciencey friend. We all have […]

Last night, a jam-packed McGuinn 121 had the privilege of listening to a talk given by Bill McKibben, an American journalist, writer, environmentalist, and activist. McKibben came to speak as part of BC’s Global Humanities Series, the Winston Center for Leadership, and perhaps most importantly, BC Fossil Free. We have […]

Many people who are involved in the physics community were not surprised by the announcement of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics last week. I wasn’t surprised either when I saw the names Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs listed as the recipients. The word “Higgs” is […]

We all remember that speech Father Himes gives to incoming Eaglets as they sit in Robsham during orientation. You know, that one where he talks about what a university really is; an institution in which people are engaged in sustained conversation. Maybe, like me, you left the auditorium rather unconvinced […]

“May your temperatures be low, and may your photon sources, like your future, be bright.” If you have ever had a conversation with me exceeding a few minutes’ length, you likely know that I’m a physics major. You probably know that even before you know where I’m from or my […]